Oddbean new post about login | logout Another CO₂ removal (CDR) as time machine example: H&M, the second largest international clothing retailer, recently purchased 10,000 tonnes of CO₂ removal from Climeworks. 10,000 tonnes sounds like a lot, right, but it's a time machine that takes us back only 8 seconds. 😩 https://hmgroup.com/news/hm-group-further-invests-in-the-decarbonisation-of-its-value-chain/ https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/109/517/081/076/336/476/original/22d1d2e54e5a6367.png
My #CDR friends on twitter got mad at me for pointing out that the four regional Direct Air Capture (#DAC) Hubs under the Inflation Reduction Act (#IRA) specify a minimum CO₂ removal capacity of 50,000 tonnes/year. Hence, each DAC Hub is a #time #machine that takes us back only about 40 seconds a year! It's important to point this out because some people think CDR is a replacement for #decarbonization and that can never be the case. https://www.energy.gov/oced/four-regional-clean-direct-air-capture-hubs
